Willie has urged all his voters to give Jan OâSullivan their no.2⌠Apparently he reckons Quinlivan has nothing to offer 
You literally couldnât make it up. Sinn FĂŠin coming under attack in the media for the reaction to Regina Dohertyâs comments yesterday. Itâs like some parallel universe.
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Has Quinlivan not got extensive business experience, in particular from the time he ran the brothel
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Regina Doherty has received death threats in relation to her comments yesterday, all brought on by her own actions.
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quinlivan wasnt running a brothel he was just renting out the house to hookers.
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What happens when there is a hung dail?
How soon afterwards does the re-vote take place?
Could TFK step in and run it as one of @Rocko 's trademark blitz polls?
I would just like to state that it wasnât me.
In fairness she should be able to speak her mind without fear of death threats.
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When you look at how this is shaking out youâd be nuts not to elect an independent for your constituency in the hope that you got one of those once in a century chances of that independent holding the balance of power and being able to do a deal. Ok there will be a lot of them, but there is a hell of a better chance of one of these goons being able to pull a stroke for your constituency than some random faceless backbencher in one of the big parties.
Like if Halligan held the balance of power thereâd be a university in Waterford in three years. Cullinane, Deasy, Coffey and Butler wouldnât deliver that in a hundred years.
Thereâs a nice irony there in relation to her hysterical hand wringing about consequences.
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But too many independents and it will impossible to form a government. Itâs ok if the largest party are dealing with 5 or 6 independents then you could look at deals similar to the Gregory deal. The problem is that going on current figures independents could be the second or third largest grouping in the Dail, imagine having to deal with 28 or them.
Do we really want to allow Denis OâBrien to exert his influence over such a process?
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Theyâd handpick 5 simpletons that they can do a deal with most easily and forget the other 23.
Fellas like Wallace would be forgotten about in this scenario because heâs too volatile heâd only be waiting for his chance to sink the a Government. Ditto Shane Ross. A total and utter moron like your man in Roscommon, Naughten, or the Healy Raes is what youâre after here. Promise them a hospital and youâve bought their vote for 5 years.
If a majority Government cannot be formed, then parties look to form a majority coalition, if one of them cannot be formed then in the interests of stability a minority Government can be proposed.
From memory the last time was 87 when FF were supported by a FG minority. The country was in absolute shit at the time. I think itâs the only time itâs ever happened but @Fagan_ODowd might correct me there.
If no one agrees to a minority government then el Presidente can call for another election. This has never happened as far as Iâm aware. The tradition in this scenario is for the outgoing Taoiseach to go to the president to tell him he canât form a government, the president then rings around and tells everyone to cop on and they start negotiations again. Maybe at this point you could see Martin & Adams get together for the âgood of the countryâ.
If a second election was to be called the outgoing Government remain in place as caretakers.
A blitz poll sounds much simpler
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And more fun.
@Sidney @Fagan_ODowd or other students of History whatâs the longest it has taken to form a Government? There was a good stretch in the early 80âs wasnât there?
The longest was 1992, when there was no Government formed until a month after the DĂĄil met.
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Where is Maria Cahill in all this? I thought she was an advocate for abuse victims or is that only when it involves Sinn Fein?
Agreed. Let the clergy have their say.
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